## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01-04-2024 To 31-03-2025**
## **Charity name: Flat Friends UK**
## **Charity registration number: 1168730**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of women in the UK who
have had or may face mastectomy
and who live or are considering living
without breast reconstruction; in
particular (but not exclusively) by
providing information, advice, and
raising awareness among healthcare
professionals andthewiderpublic|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Continuing to provide breast units
nationwide with our booklet, “Living
Without Reconstruction”, which is
given to ladies facing mastectomy
surgery without immediate
reconstruction.
Attendance to the Association of
Breast Surgery Annual Conference as
well as attending Breast cancer
related events organised by NHS
trusts across the country.
Participation in research activities
related to mastectomies & outcomes
of surgery conducted by universities
in the UK|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.
Trustees have taken the guidance
into account when making decisions
on which proposed projects, activities
and services would carry out our
purposesfor the public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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||Para 1.38||
|Policy on grant making|||
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Moderating content and approving
new members in our closed Facebook
support group. Organisation of
regional face to face meet-ups.
Providing 1:1 support where needed.
Contribute to social media posts and
provide input on governance of the
charity. All of our volunteers are
members of our group and are living
without breast reconstruction after
mastectomy.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Our online community has now grown
to over 3400 women and we have
close to 4000 supporting our public
social media.
As well as our online presence for
support we now have coordinators
organising regional meet ups in areas
across the country and this is
something we are continuing to
expand. We subsidise at £5 a head for
these gatherings and cover
coordinator expenses.
It is apparent that face to face
support is as important as online and
the regular meet ups and our
weekend retreats are well supported
and enjoyed by our members. By
being part of a strong community
women are developing self-esteem
and the confdence to promote living
without reconstruction as a positive
outcome. Many have been involved in
media articles and are proud of who
they are.
Flat Friends trustees have closely
worked with researchers in particular
at Shefeld and Bristol university in
the past year on research related to
outcomes of mastectomy (physical
and psychological) and participated to
articleswhich were publishedin|
medical journals. Trustees have also participated to the Association of Breast Surgeons conference in May, and attended several NHS organised conferences to represent Flat Friends charity perspective on breast surgery and living flat.
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Positive position with sufcient funds
to continue charitable activities|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Policy is to hold a cash balance to
cover the next year’s charitable
activities in case we are not ablet to
raise sufcient funds to continue. Post
covid we have been able to reinstate
regional face to face meetings and
are involved in possible research
opportunities, which will require
funding in the near future. We also
partially fund our Flat Friend WE to
allow all members to join regardless
of their fnancial means.|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|29,546|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Justgiving through various fundraising
activities organised by our members;
smaller Paypal & other sources of
donations|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Savings account|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Reduced fundraising as this is the main
source of income|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution dated 8th August 2016||
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Structure, whose only
voting members are its Trustees||
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Any new Trustees would be appointed
by a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity
trustees. In selecting individuals the
charity trustees will have regard to
skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the efective administration
of the CIO||
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Flat Friends UK|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1168730|
|Charity’s principal address|45 Brookfield Road
W4 1DF
London|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Sarah Coombes|Chair|||
||Odile Wittemans|Secretary &
Treasurer|||
||Clare Jacobs|Trustee|Resigned as trustee in
May2025||
||Nicky King|Trustee|Joined as trustee in
August 2024||
||Carolyn Garritt|Trustee|Joined as trustee in July
2025||
||Ona Riamah|Trustee|Joined as trustee in July
2025||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** O Wittemans
**Full name(s)** Odile Wittemans
**Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
07/01/2026
## **Flat Friends UK**
## **UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS**
**For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
Charity Commission Number 1168730
## **Flat Friends UK**
## **Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
|**Contents**|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|---|
|1.|Report of the Trustees|2 - 3|
|2.|Income and Expenditure Account|4|
|3.|Balance Sheet|5|
|4.|Notes to the Financial Statements|6 - 8|
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**Flat Friends UK**
**Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
**1.** The Trustees of Flat Friends UK present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31[st] January.
## **2. Principal activities**
The principal activity of the charity is the relief of women in the UK who have had or may face mastectomy and who live or are considering living without breast reconstruction; in particular (but not exclusively) by providing information, advice, and raising awareness among healthcare professionals and the wider public
## **3. Financial result**
The Charity generated a loss for the year of (9206).
## **4. Environmental, Health and Safety**
The charity seeks to comply with all Health and Safety Regulations
## **5. Financial risk management objectives and policies**
The charity uses conventional forms of working capital to finance its day to day activities and as such the figures appearing in the accounts reflect the absolute value of amounts recoverable and payable. The Trustees receive regular reports on these figures in order to manage the charity requirements.
## **6. Insurance**
The charity insures against risk in relation to the business.
## **7. Employment policies**
The charity has no employees.
## **9. Related party transactions**
As at 31[st] March 2025 there are no related party transactions
## **Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
## **10. Going concern**
The Trustees consider that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate
## **11. Charity information**
The Charity was registered on August 8th 2016.
The Charity's registered office is at 45 Brookfield Road W4 1DF London.
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## **Flat Friends UK**
## **12. Statement of Trustee's responsibilities in relation to the Charities’ financial statements**
The Trustees are legally required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year then ended.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- make reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its operations.
The Trustees also responsible for:
- keeping proper accounting records;
- safeguarding the Charity's assets;
- taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES**
**Odile Wittemans SECRETARY**
**January 6[th] 2026 DATE**
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK**
## **Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
||**Notes**|**2025**|
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|||**£**|
|Income||26,614|
|Operating costs||35,820|
|Operating (defcit)/ surplus||-|
|Interest receivable and other income|4|-|
|Interest payable and similar charges||-|
|(Defcit)/surplus on ordinary activities before|||
|taxation|||
|Tax on (defcit)/ surplus on ordinary activities|5|-|
|(Defcit)/surplus for the year||(9206)|
|Surplus at beginning of year||38,751|
|Surplus at end of year||29,546|
**The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these accounts**
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Balance Sheet As at 31[st] March 2025**
||**Notes**|**2025**||
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|**Fixed assets**||**£**|**£**|
|Fixed Assets|6||-|
|**Current assets**||||
|Debtors|7|-||
|Cash at bank and in hand||29,946||
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|Less
:Creditors amounts falling||||
|due within one year|8|-||
|**Net current assets**|||29,946|
|Total assets less current liabilities|||29,946|
|Creditors amounts falling due||||
|after more than one year|9||-|
|**Capital and reserves**||||
|Income and expenditure account|||29,946|
||||29,946|
**The financial statements on pages 5 to 6 were approved by The Trustees on 07/01/2026 and were signed on its behalf by:-**
## **Odile Wittemans**
## **SECRETARY**
## **Odile Wittemans**
## **TRUSTEE**
## **Sarah Coombes**
## **TRUSTEE**
**The notes on pages 7 to 9 form part of these accounts**
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
## **1. Principal accounting policies**
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (UK GAAP) and the Statement of Recommended Practice:
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis of accounting.
## **Income**
Represents donations, sponsorship and other raised income
## **Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
There are currently no fixed assets
## **2. Trustees emoluments**
No remuneration was paid to the trustees. **2025 £** Total expenses reimbursed to the directors not chargeable - - to United Kingdom income tax
## **3. Employee information 2025 No** - The charity has no employees **£ Staff costs:** - For the above persons **4. Interest receivable and similar income 2025 £** Interest receivable
**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK**
## **5. Taxation 2025 £ Current tax** - UK corporation tax on (deficit)/surplus for the year **Current tax reconciliation** Taxable (deficit)/surplus on ordinary activities before taxation - **5. Taxation [Continued] 2025 £** Theoretical tax at UK corporation tax rate 20% (2025 - - 20%) **6. Tangible fixed assets Fixtures & Equipment fittings £ £ Cost**
As at 31[st] March 2025 - -
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
|**7.**|**Debtors**|**2025**|
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||**Amounts falling due within one year:**||
||Charitable activities|-|
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|**8.**|**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**|**2025**|
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||Loan|-|
||Bank overdraft|-|
||**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than**||
|**9.**|**one year**|**2025**|
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**FLAT FRIENDS UK Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] March 2025**
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|**Income**|**£**|**£**|
|Donations|9,264||
|Sponsorship|||
|Misc Fundraising|17,349||
|||26,614|
|**Expenditure**|||
|Merchandise|1,438||
|Members Conference|||
|Professional Fees|220||
|Leafets & print|1,178||
|Insurance|135||
|Web|240||
|General Expenses inc postage|32,608||
|||35,820|
|Net (defcit)/ surplus for the year||(9206)|
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Reports are not audited due to size of charity & income/expenditure